Shaktism views the Devi as the source, essence and substance of everything in creation.[3] Its texts such as the Devi-Bhagavata Purana states:
I am Manifest Divinity, Unmanifest Divinity, and Transcendent Divinity. I am Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, as well as Saraswati, Lakshmi and Parvati. I am the Sun and I am the Stars, and I am also the Moon. I am all animals and birds, and I am the outcaste as well, and the thief. I am the low person of dreadful deeds, and the great person of excellent deeds. I am Female, I am Male in the form of Shiva.
Devi-Bhagavata Purana
In the perspective of the Devas/Devis, the Goddess Kali is the goddess of ultimate power, time, destruction and change. She is someone I personally have seen in my third-eye and work with in my magical practice. I don’t strictly associate with any gods or goddesses as I now understand who they really were/are, and worship of any particular one being contributes to lower vibrations. Some of them however have shown themselves to assist in times of need and change. When I first started this path nearly 14 years ago, I worked with my heritage gods/goddesses but it still didn’t feel right. The goddess Kali was one that did show herself to me. During some intense change and sadness, she has shown herself, during some of the most difficult times in my life. When I was going through something difficult years ago, she showed herself for the first time in the name of liberation. Liberation from a toxic environment, liberation from a time in my life where I couldn’t see a way out. I dug deep into my spirituality and she appeared. This is why she became apart of my practice, she has appeared before me and helped set me free. I now call upon her essence in times of need and change to help guide me through safely.